Saints start the weekend in tenth position in the table, with games in hand on the teams around them.

The highest they could hope to climb is ninth, though, which would require the full complement of points at White Hart Lane, as well as a loss for Stoke at home to leaders Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.

Spurs will be hoping for the opposite result in both games, as Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who head into the latest round of matches second in the Premier League, look to close the ten-point gap to the Blues.

TEAM NEWS:

Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane’s absence has been the big injury news in the division this week, with the Spurs striker set for a number of weeks on the sidelines after damaging ankle ligaments. Former Saints midfielder Victor Wanyama is doubtful with a slight knock, as is Kyle Walker, but Mousa Dembélé is fit. Danny Rose and Erik Lamela remain absent.

Martín Cáceres in training

Southampton: There are no fresh injury concerns for Claude Puel, who could name an unchanged starting line-up for the fourth game in a row. But new signing Martín Cáceres has now made two appearances for the Under-23s and could be pushing for a first appearance.
FORM GUIDE:

Spurs will be without their biggest danger man, with 24-goal Harry Kane sidelined through injury, but they possess plenty of other firepower. Between them, Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min have 30 goals across all competitions this season, while Christian Eriksen’s 16 assists mark him out as a major threat as always.

Manolo Gabbiadini and Nathan Redmond are fast closing in on Charlie Austin’s lead at the top of the scoring charts, and they are not the only players in Southampton’s attacking four who are shining, with Dušan Tadić and James Ward-Prowse also sitting atop the club’s assist chart.